King Edward Vii's Hospital (Sister Agnes)

Analysis

King Edward Vii's Hospital (Sister Agnes) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, King Edward Vii's Hospital (Sister Agnes) reported income of £44.5m and spending of £55.6m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £31.3m to £44.5m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, King Edward Vii's Hospital (Sister Agnes) sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Forward Trust (£44.4m), Friends of Benenden Hospital (£45.0m) and Stroke Association (£44.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 7.1% and trading 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £879k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £99k. It employed 348 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.